by soniachopra | Feb 22, 2019 | Endodontic Case Study
WARNING: This case has GRAPHIC CONTENT You ever have a lesion that is just humungous on the radiograph and even bigger on the CBCT? Well, I feel like I am getting them all the time now. Or maybe it’s just that I see them more often with my CBCT. Well, here is a case...
by soniachopra | Jan 31, 2019 | Endodontic Case Study
How many times have you had a patient who was sensitive after their restoration, be it a filling or a crown? How long do you wait until you make a referral? And what are your steps before you make your referral? Do you rule anything out, like occlusion? Well, here is...
by soniachopra | Jan 23, 2019 | Endodontic Case Study
Anyone who knows me knows that diagnosis is my “thing”. Saving teeth is SO important to me. Why? Because of my own personal tooth story (to read more about it, click here). I was born without eight teeth, and after a young life filled with dental...
by soniachopra | Jan 16, 2019 | Endodontic Case Study
This blog is a quickie, but man is it a goodie! I am going to continue on my sinus tract soapbox. I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to trace your sinus tracts, and this case really outlines why. This is a throwback case — I did this one a long time...
by soniachopra | Jan 9, 2019 | Endodontic Case Study
As an endodontist I see referred pain all the time. And it is my job to make sure that I confirm a diagnosis before I ever begin. Both patients and referring dentists can get irritated when I insist on re-evaluating the patient before I start treatment. Well, I...
by soniachopra | Dec 6, 2018 | Endodontic Case Study
Communication is SO important when you are referring a patient to a specialist. Just making sure that the patient brings their referral slip to their visit is half the battle. The next battle is making sure that that referral slip is filled out with the...
